2011 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Singles
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Wang Hao
won the title in 2009 and was therefore the defending champion. He reached the final where he met fellow Chinese player Zhang Jike
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Zhang won against Hao 12–10, 11–7, 6–11, 9–11, 11–5, 14–12. This was the first time Zhang appeared in the Men's Singles event at the World Championships
and thus his first medal in this category.
Wang Hao (table tennis)
Wáng Hào is a Chinese table tennis player. He became the World Champion in Men's Singles in Yokohama, Japan in May 2009, defeating 3-time World Champion Wang Liqin 4-0. Other notable accomplishments are the 3-time World Cup Champion in 2007, 2008 and 2010, Singles Silver medalist at the 2004...
won the title in 2009 and was therefore the defending champion. He reached the final where he met fellow Chinese player Zhang Jike
Zhang Jike
Zhang Jike is a Chinese table tennis player.Zhang Jike is the reigning World Champion and World Cup winner in singles. Should he win the Olympic gold medal in singles, he will be the fourth male player in the history of table tennis to achieve a career grand slam.- Equipment :Zhang Jike currently...
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Zhang won against Hao 12–10, 11–7, 6–11, 9–11, 11–5, 14–12. This was the first time Zhang appeared in the Men's Singles event at the World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...
and thus his first medal in this category.
Medalists
| Gold |  Zhang JikeZhang Jike Zhang Jike is a Chinese table tennis player.Zhang Jike is the reigning World Champion and World Cup winner in singles. Should he win the Olympic gold medal in singles, he will be the fourth male player in the history of table tennis to achieve a career grand slam.- Equipment :Zhang Jike currently... |
| Silver | Wang Hao Wang Hao (table tennis) Wáng Hào is a Chinese table tennis player. He became the World Champion in Men's Singles in Yokohama, Japan in May 2009, defeating 3-time World Champion Wang Liqin 4-0. Other notable accomplishments are the 3-time World Cup Champion in 2007, 2008 and 2010, Singles Silver medalist at the 2004... |
| Bronze |  Timo BollTimo Boll Timo Boll is a German professional table tennis player who currently plays with Borussia Düsseldorf and is the German No.1 of the German Table Tennis National League... |
| Ma Long Ma Long Ma Long is a male table tennis player. He is now ranked 1° as of October, 2011 in the International Table Tennis Federation .- Equipment :... |
Seeds
Based on the ITTF world ranking issued before the Championships, top 64 seeds directly enter first Rounds of 128-player sized draw.- Wang HaoWang Hao (table tennis)Wáng Hào is a Chinese table tennis player. He became the World Champion in Men's Singles in Yokohama, Japan in May 2009, defeating 3-time World Champion Wang Liqin 4-0. Other notable accomplishments are the 3-time World Cup Champion in 2007, 2008 and 2010, Singles Silver medalist at the 2004...
(Final) - Timo BollTimo BollTimo Boll is a German professional table tennis player who currently plays with Borussia Düsseldorf and is the German No.1 of the German Table Tennis National League...
(Semifinals) - Zhang JikeZhang JikeZhang Jike is a Chinese table tennis player.Zhang Jike is the reigning World Champion and World Cup winner in singles. Should he win the Olympic gold medal in singles, he will be the fourth male player in the history of table tennis to achieve a career grand slam.- Equipment :Zhang Jike currently...
(World Champion) - Ma LinMa Lin (table tennis)Ma Lin is a male table tennis player. He is the world's number four ranked player as of June, 2011 in the International Table Tennis Federation ....
(Quarterfinals) - Ma LongMa LongMa Long is a male table tennis player. He is now ranked 1° as of October, 2011 in the International Table Tennis Federation .- Equipment :...
(Semifinals) - Xu XinXu XinXu Xin is a Chinese table tennis player.-Equipment:He uses a blade Stiga Offensive Wood NCT, and in his forehand a Hurricane III and a Stiga Boost TX in his backhand.-Career records:Singles...
(Fourth Round) 
Jun MizutaniJun MizutaniJun Mizutani is a male Japanese table tennis player. He became the youngest Japanese national champion at the age of 17...
(Quarterfinals)
Vladimir SamsonovVladimir SamsonovVladimir Samsonov is a Belarusian professional table tennis player, ranked ninth in the world as of October 2011...
(Fourth Round)- Wang LiqinWang LiqinWang Liqin is a Chinese table tennis player. As of October, 2011, he is ranked 8th in the International Table Tennis Federation . He began playing at the age of 6 and was picked for the Chinese men's national squad in 1993 when he was only 15 years old. Wang is the last man since Jiang Jialiang to...
(Quarterfinals) 
Joo Se-Hyuk (Fourth Round)- Oh Sang-Eun (Fourth Round)
- Chen Qi (Quarterfinals)
- Ryu Seung-Min (Fourth Round)
Chuang Chih-yuan (Second Round)- Dimitrij OvtcharovDimitrij OvtcharovDimitrij Ovtcharov is a Ukrainian-born German table tennis player.As of February 2011, he is ranked #15 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation ....
(Fourth Round) 
Gao NingGao NingGao Ning is a male Table Tennis player from Singapore. He is considered Singapore's best male player with a world ranking of 16 as of May, 2011...
(Third Round)
Tang PengTang PengTang Peng is a table tennis player from Hong Kong, China. He recently married Tie Yana, another table tennis player representing Hong Kong.-Career records:Singles *World Championships: round of 16 ....
(Third Round)- Lee Jung-Woo (Second Round)
- Patrick BaumPatrick Baum (table tennis)Patrick Baum is a male table tennis player from Germany. Since 2008, he has won several medals in singles and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships, in the Table Tennis World Cup, and in the Table Tennis European Championships.-References:...
(Third Round) - Bastian Steger (Fourth Round)
Alexey SmirnovAlexey Smirnov (table tennis)Alexey Smirnov is a male table tennis player from Russia. Since 2003 he won several medals in doubles events in the Table Tennis European Championships. He also won the gold medal at the Europe Top-12 in 2005 at Rennes.-References:...
(Third Round)- Christian SüßChristian SüßChristian Süß is a German table tennis player.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Süß won the silver medal as part of the German men's team, together with Timo Boll and Dimitrij Ovtcharov....
(First Round) 
Jörgen PerssonJörgen PerssonJörgen Persson is a Swedish table tennis player. In two memorable World Table Tennis Championships finals he faced fellow Swede Jan-Ove Waldner in 1989 and 1991, losing the former and winning the latter....
(Second Round)
Chen WeixingChen WeixingChen Weixing is an Austrian table tennis player of Chinese origin. He has played for SVS Lower Austria for several years....
(Second Round)- Jiang Tianyi (Third Round)
Adrian CrişanAdrian CrisanAdrian Crişan is a Romanian professional table tennis player currently playing for German table tennis club Werder Bremen. Based on his world ranking on the 16 May 2011 he qualified to compete in the men's singles at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.-Career:Crişan began playing table tennis aged...
(Second Round)
Adrien Mattenet (Fourth Round)- Kenta MatsudairaKenta Matsudairais a Japanese table tennis player. Winner of 2006 World Junior Championships in boys' singles. He was ranked as the number one junior player in the world. Kenta has supposedly one of the world's best serves...
(First Round) - Seiya KishikawaSeiya KishikawaSeiya Kishikawa is a male Japanese table tennis player. He paired with Jun Mizutani in men's doubles competitions, the duo won four consecutive national titles from 2007 to 2010. They also won a bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships and two titles at the ITTF Pro Tour...
(Third Round) - Kim Min-SeokKim Min-Seok (table tennis)Kim Min-Seok is a South Korean male table tennis player.He is currently one of the top 3 players under the age of 21 in International Table Tennis Federation , together with Chinese Xu Xin and Koki Niwa of Japan....
(Third Round) 
Tiago Apolonia (First Round)- Li ChingLi ChingLi Ching is a table tennis player from Hong Kong, China. He is best known for the joint silver medal he won for Hong Kong at the Athens Olympic in 2004.-Career:...
(First Round)
- Pär Gerell (Second Round)
Zoran PrimoracZoran PrimoracZoran Primorac is an accomplished male table tennis player from Croatia. He is considered to be among the best European players in the last 25 years .-Biography:Primorac was born in Zadar and started playing...
(Second Round)
Jean-Michel SaiveJean-Michel SaiveJean-Michel Saive is a Belgian professional table tennis player.Born in Liège in a table tennis playing family, Saive was predestined to become a very good table tennis player and began playing as a small boy...
(Second Round)
- Seo Hyun-Deok (Second Round)
- Yang ZiYang ZiYang Zi is a table tennis player representing Singapore.Yang Zi began his table tennis in 2004 when he first participated in the ITTF Pro Tour. He has represented Singapore in many major events such as 15th Asian Games, 18th Commonwealth Games and 23rd SEA Games...
(Second Round)
Bojan TokičBojan TokičBojan Tokič is a Slovenian table tennis player of Bosnian origin.- Career :...
(Second Round)
- Kirill Skachkov (Second Round)
- Fedor Kuzmin (First Round)
- Marcos FreitasMarcos FreitasMarcos Freitas is a male table tennis player from Portugal. Since 2008, he has won two medals in doubles events in the Table Tennis European Championships.-References:...
(First Round)
Dmitrij Prokopcov (Second Round)
- Jens LundqvistJens LundqvistJens Lundqvist is a Swedish table tennis player.- External links :*...
(First Round)
- Andrej GacinaAndrej GaćinaAndrej Gaćina is a male table tennis player from Croatia. Since 2007, he has won two medals in doubles and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships.-References:...
(Second Round)
Achanta Sharath KamalSharath KamalAchanta Sharath Kamal is a professional table tennis player from Tamil Nadu India. His mother tongue is Telugu. He won the men's singles gold in the 16th Commonwealth table tennis championship held at Kuala Lumpur in 2004. He is a recipient of the Arjuna award for the year 2004. He lives in...
(First Round)
Panagiotis GionisPanagiotis GionisPanagiotis Gionis is a Greek table tennis player, currently playing for French club Vaillante Angers Sports TT. In May 2011, he qualified directly for the London 2012 Summer Olympics based on his ITTF world ranking.- References :...
(Third Round)
- Cho Eon-Rai (Third Round)
- Cheung Yuk (Second Round)
- Christophe Legout (First Round)
- Alexander Shibaev (Third Round)
- Ko Lai ChakKo Lai ChakKo Lai-chak is a table tennis player from Hong Kong, China.He won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles alongside Li Ching. At the 2006 Asian Games he won two medals, a gold in the men's doubles again alongside Li Ching; and a bronze in the men's singles tournament and...
(Third Round)
He Zhi WenHe Zhi WenHe Zhi Wen is a Spanish male table tennis player. He is ranked #41 in the ITTF world ranking.Born in China, he now lives in Spain and plays for Angers La Vaillante TT club.His playing style is left handed short pips penholder....
(Second Round)
- Petr KorbelPetr KorbelPetr Korbel is a Czech table tennis player who has competed in five Olympics from 1992 to 2008.His best performance was in 1996 when he came fourth in the singles, losing to Germany's Jörg Roßkopf in the bronze medal match.-External links:*...
(First Round)
- Evgueni Chtchetinine (Second Round)
- Kazuhiro Chan (Third Round)
- Robert Gardos (Second Round)
- Carlos Machado (Second Round)
- Emmanuel Lebesson (First Round)
- Damien Eloi (First Round)
- Igor Rubtsov (Third Round)
- Zoltan Fejer-Konnerth (Third Round)
Thomas Keinath (Second Round)
- Koki Niwa (Second Round)
Lucjan BłaszczykLucjan BłaszczykLucjan Błaszczyk is a Polish table tennis player. He competed for Poland at the Olympic Games in Atlanta, Sydney, Athens and Beijing.- References :...
(First Round)